MOVIE · 1964

My Fair Lady

AnimeComedyDramaFamilyMusicalRomance170 min

In Edwardian London, a snobbish phonetics professor makes a wager that he can pass a Cockney flower seller off as a lady in high society. Audrey Hepburn is Eliza Doolittle, who trades the street for elocution lessons, formal dress, and constant scrutiny under Rex Harrison’s exacting Henry Higgins. What begins as an experiment in speech and manners turns into a sharp contest of class, pride, and independence, with Eliza’s transformation watched by everyone from drawing-room aristocrats to her own family. Lerner and Loewe’s songs, including “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “The Rain in Spain,” frame the story.